The author of this book is George R.R. Martin. Other books
he has written include the rest of this series, which includes A Game ofThrones and the sequel to this book, A Storm of Swords. This story somewhat has
the same theme has Lord of the Rings, which is the magical medieval sort of
theme. However, despite the fact that there is magic involved, it’s more
realistic than lord of the rings. For instance, there aren’t multiple races of
people, like elves, the plot revolves around the medieval feudal system, and
magic is very uncommon and mysterious.
This book, as the sequel to A Game of Thrones, naturally
started where book 1 left off. There are 5 “kings” in the realm and each one is
at the other’s throats. Out of these kings the two you’re mainly rooting for
are King Robb Stark and Khaleesi Daenerys. King Robb is the oldest male in the
Stark family, which is rebelling against King Joffrey because of a conspiracy
involving the death of Jon Arryn. King Stannis is rebelling because of a
conspiracy that King Joffrey is born of incest between the Queen and her
brother. Daenerys is on a different continent, trying to get boats and loyal
men for her return to westeros (the continent where most of the story takes
place). Throughout this story you see time go by from multiple people’s point
of view, such as seeing the start of a battle through one person’s point of
view, and then seeing the end of the battle through another person’s point of
view.
I loved this book because it’s filled with little conflicts,
hints at magic, and multiple ways of seeing things that just feeds your
imagination. Also, this is a must read sequel if you have already read A Game
of Thrones. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys reading
challenging terms that you wouldn’t see in everyday life. Also, this series has
the very successful and famous theme of a magical medieval era. If you do plan
on reading this book, then read A Game of Thrones first and continue the
sequence. Otherwise, you would be very confused.
Book Review by Victor M.
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